Hot Red Money

A novel of danger and deceit, leading to a trail that could lead to fifteen billion dollars in gold. This is quite an espionage thriller, hard to put down.

Hot Red Money, first published in 1959, is a Cold War thriller ('Red' in the title refers to communism). Journalist Maurice Morel receives information from an informer that there are large amounts of secret Soviet money and gold tucked away in Lebanese and Swiss banks. Following the lead turns deadly for the informant and Morel's life is in danger as he attempts to discover the planned use of the funds.